Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Allocations/Classification of accounts - various practicals given in previous question papers of Appendix III (IREM) exam.


Practicals - Allocations/Classification examples - Previous year question papers

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Allocations - Practicals


Note:

1.These allocations along with answers are contributed by Smt. Chaitali Dasgupta, SSO(A)/Gauhati.  I conveyed thanks to her behalf of all the candidates

2. The veracity/correctness of the allocations may please be checked with the help of given Finance Code Volume II through the link given below.  If at all any corrections, the same may please be brought to the notice of me.  So that the same will be corrected and published.

Finance Code Volume 2

COE - Control Over Expenditure in Indian Railways - Important question for Expenditure paper

OLWR - No more a Source of Finance in Indian Railways


  • Board(FC) has approved abolition of Allocation Head - OLWR - Open Line Works (Revenue). 
  • Existing work if any under OLWR, the same may be transferred to DRF or DF as the case may be.
  • As Such there is no allotment of Grant under OLWR in Demand NO.16 from the year 2015-16 onwards.

  • Necessary correction slip to the Accounts Code will be issued on receipt of approval from CGA - Controller General of Accounts and C&AG- Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 
  • Reason: Insignificant expenditure under OLWR in Annual Plan of Works Expenditure.  For example in the year 2013-14 -  Rs.28 Crores expenditure under OLWR against huge Budget under Demand No. 16 (approximately around 63,000 Crores)
      Click here for the Railway Board letter on the above subject 


Allocations - Titbits


Note:

1)   Due to merger of Rly.Budget with General Budget, all Demands 3 to 13 are now subsumed into Single Demand No.80 - Ministry of Railways.  The erstwhile Demands 3 to 13 are now named as Sub Major Heads (SMH) 01 to 11 under Major Head 3002 - Indian Railways Working Expenses (Commercial Lines) respectively. 

2)   Description of Demand/Minor Head/Sub Head/Detailed Head is given for the purpose of understanding.  Need not be furnished in answer sheets.

3)   Sub Head is not asked, yet furnished herein for perusal.

4)   For attempting these type of Allocation questions, hard copy of Finance Code Volume 2 (F2) is must for preparation.  Click for F2


Allocations / Classifications  - TITBITS

  • In view of Swach Bharat campaign, the following activities are more important -
  •  08 Demand - Operating Expenses - Rolling Stock & Equipement (08-593) -Expenditure on OBHS- On Board Housekeeping services, CTS -Clean Train Station Scheme, Mechanical coach Cleaning, pest & rodent control treatment or any other activity of coach sanitation.
(Authority: Board's letter no.2014/AC-II/2/2 dated 16.10.2014)�acs no.118 . To view letter - click here
http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/accounts/downloads/circular/Compendium_2014/34%20(a).pdf


Ø Single Demand i.e., Demand No. 12 for two abstracts -  One is Abstract –K for Misc.Working Expenses and another is Abstract –N for Suspense.

Ø Demand No. 03 – General Superintendence and Services  - It covers all Officers and Administrative staff of all departments in GM’s Offices as well as DRM’s offices. 

 Exceptions: 1) CCO- Chief Claims Officer and his establishment - allocated to Demand No.12- Misc Working Expenses.    2) CSC – Chief Security Commissioner or DSC – Divisional Security Commissioner and their establishments – allocated to Demand No.12 – Misc Working Expenses..   3) CMD – Chief Medical Director or Sr.DMO – Sr.Divisional Medical Officer and their establishments – allocated to Demand No.11 – Staff Welfare and Amenities.

Ø The Repairs and Maintenance of Plant & Equipment of all Departments – charged to Demand No.7 – Repairs & Maintenance of Plant and Equipments

Ø Payment of compensation claims – Demand No. 12 – Misc Working Expenses

Ø Court fees and other legal expenses – Demand No. 03 – General Superintendence & Services.  ( 03-164)

Ø Expenditure on Sports & Cultural activities and connected establishment – Demand No. 03 - General Superintendence & Services. ( 03-330)

Ø Conservancy of Rivers  -  Demand No. 04 – Repairs & Maintenance of P.Way & works.

Ø Planting  & upkeep of trees along Railway lines, Station gardens, Staff colonies   - Demand No. 04 – Repairs and Maintenance of P.Way & Works.

Ø Consumable items such as lubricants, carbon brushes, lamps, bolts etc used for coaches/wagons ( by Divisions in Open Line)-  Demand No. 08- Operating Expenses - Rolling Stock.  If the same were used in Workshops, allocated to Demand No. 06- Repairs & Maintenance of Carriages & Wagons.

Ø Repairs to watches, clocks, time recorders, stop watches ( in stations, offices etc)  - Demand No. 07 – Repairs & Maintenance of Plant and Equipments.  Why because all these items are treated as tools & plants as per Railway’s Lingo/jargon.

Ø Payment of Lease charges (of IRFC, etc) – Demand No. 09 – Operating Expenses (Traffic).  Only Interest portion charged to Demand No. 09. The Principal portion of Lease charges should be charged to Plan Head 2200 – Leased Assets under Demand No.16

Ø Demand No. 16 -Plan Head 1300- Restoration of Dismantled lines – abolished by Railway Board recently.   

CLASSIFICATION OF REVENUE EXPENDITURE

Category
Group

Erstwhile Demand
No.

Abstract
Name of demand
I.
Policy Formulation and Services Common to all Railways
1.

Railway Board
2.

Miscellaneous Expenditure (General)
II.
General Superintendence and Services on Railways
3.
A
General Superintendence and Services on Railways.

III.

Repairs and Maintenance

4.
B
Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way and Works.
5.
C
Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power.
6
D
Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons.
7
E
Repairs and Maintenance of plant and Equipment

IV.

Operation

8.
F
Operating Expenses-Rolling Stock and Equipment.
9.
G
Operating Expenses-Traffic.
10.
H
Operating Expenses-Fuel.

V.

Staff Welfare, Retirement Benefits and Miscellaneous
11.
J
Staff Welfare and Amenities.
12.
K & N
Miscellaneous Working Expenses and Suspense
13.
L
Provident Fund, Pension and other Retirement Benefits.

VI.

Railway Funds and payment to General Revenues.

14.
M
Appropriation to Funds.
15.

Dividend to General Revenues, Repayment of loans taken from General Revenues and Amortization of over Capitalisation.

Note: Abstracts A to L are arranged serially to Erstwhile Demands No. 03 to 13 ( Except Abstract I )

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